Saarland

American  

[zahr-land, sahr-, zahr-lahnt] / ˈzɑrˌlænd, ˈsɑr-, ˈzɑrˌlɑnt /

noun

1. a state in W Germany, in the Saar River valley. 991 sq. mi. (2,569 sq. km). Saarbrücken.

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Saarland British  

/ ˈzaːrlant /

noun

1. a state of W Germany: formed in 1919; under League of Nations administration until 1935; occupied by France (1945–57); part of West Germany (1957–90): contains rich coal deposits and is a major industrial region. Capital: Saarbrücken. Pop: 1 060 000 (2003 est). Area: 2567 sq km (991 sq miles)

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Other Word Forms

• Saarlander noun

Example Sentences

These converters were designed by a team led by Prof. Christoph Becher, a quantum optics specialist at Saarland University.

From Science Daily

Coordinated by Saarland University, the QR.N network includes 42 partners from universities, research institutes, and industry who collaborate on developing and testing quantum repeater technology in optical fiber networks.

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During these phase transitions of the crystalline structure, the wires absorb heat and release it again: 'The shape-memory material releases heat when it is stretched in a superelastic state and absorbs heat when it is released,' explains Professor Paul Motzki, who holds a cross-institutional professorship at Saarland University and ZeMa, where he heads the Smart Material Systems research group.

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An agreement between the union and employers in the small western state of Saarland was reached earlier this week, ending the strikes there.

From Seattle Times

The process was demonstrated and validated at Dillinger Hüttenwerke, Saarland, in cooperation with omegadot software & consulting GmbH, a startup of KIT. omegadot has developed a software for the precise simulation and visualization of the process and for supporting scale-up to an industrial plant.

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